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    • Saudi Arabia raises number of Haj Pilgrims to 1 million this year 2022

    By on April 9, 2022

    Saudi Arabia on Saturday announces to increase this year’s Hajj capacity to 1 million pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and abroad, according to reach country’s allocation, and in line with preventive recommendations, said SPA news agency

    Pilgrims to Mecca this year must be under age 65 and fully vaccinated against the covid-19, the ministry of Hajj and Umrah said in a statement to SPA

    Participants from abroad will be allowed this year but must present a recent negative COVID-19 PCR test, and health precaution will be observed, it said.

    Last year, the Kingdom limited to annual Haj, one of Islam’s five main pillars, to 60,000 domestic participants compared to the pre-pandemic 2.5 million.

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